Sholom Sandalow discusses an interesting article about curse of knowledge affecting creative thinking. I have experienced how the it affects our communication. But it can be considered quite severe if it even curbs our ability to think out of the box and take innovative approaches. [Continue]

I am involved in teaching OOP and C++ to a set of students who have gone through a course on C earlier. I am quite aware of the Curse of Knowledge, through some bad experiences by being on either side of the table. I have consciously made an effort to not assume knowledge of concepts like separation of concerns or coding conventions or error handling while teaching. [Continue]